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OVERLAY
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Irregular inflected form: overlaid
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("overlay" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
bed; layer (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("overlay" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
Derivation:
overlay (put something on top of something else)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they overlay ... he / she / it overlays
Past simple: overlaid /overlayed
Past participle: overlaid /overlayed
-ing form: overlaying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Kill by lying on
Example:
The sow overlay her piglets
Synonyms:
overlay; overlie
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "overlay" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Put something on top of something else
Example:
cover the meat with a lot of gravy
Synonyms:
cover; overlay
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Verb group:
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overlay"):
splash (mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
overlay; overlayer (protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior)
